Brookdale Skyline
2365 Patriot heights, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
(800) 558-0653
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Reviews of Brookdale Skyline in Colorado Springs, Colorado
4.06
(45 reviews)
Facility
4.3
Staff
4.5
Food
4.0
Activities
4.2
Value
3.3
Carla
4
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March 26, 2024
My father is in Brookdale Skyline. I like the nurses and the cleanliness. The staff is caring and attentive. I felt like the atmosphere was good. The rooms are small but adequate.
Judy
5
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February 29, 2024
I was very impressed with the rooms and especially with the staff in the dining area. The interactions between the staff and the residents was great!
Patricia
5
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February 7, 2024
I've moved into Brookdale Skyline. I'm in independent living. This is a continuing care facility, all the way from independent living up to assisted living, memory care, or a nursing home. I like it here. My apartment's a little smaller, but I have too much stuff. The decor is lovely. The food is superb. We have tablecloths, napkins, and fresh flowers on the tables. The staff has been very friendly and helpful so far. I don't have anything negative to say about it yet. They have a therapy pool, which is available to all residents. It's very nice and it's kept at 90 degrees and it's a good enough size. They have all kinds of aquatic classes and things for all different levels of mobility. They have all kinds of activities. The residents have been very friendly and welcoming. The food is excellent. They have an excellent chef. I've lived in two other places and visited a lot of places, and I've not been in any that was as well- appointed as this one. I have had one bad experience with a staff person who in the next couple of weeks was fired. He's already been warned apparently. That's the only bad experience I've had. Everybody has been wonderful. They certainly have a very appealing-looking menu for the activities, and it's very broad, and they have four buses that will be able to handle wheelchairs. They go to the local stores, Wal-Mart, and Target. They go to events. Onsite, there's everything from mahjong to walking activities and arts. There are plenty of things to do. All the residents seem very pleased. They have a very broad range of what people can buy into or rent into. Value for money is excellent.
Karen
5
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January 24, 2024
Brookdale Skyline was lovely. It was a great visit. The facility is beautiful. It has everything that you could need if you're an independent. The apartment had a lovely view, and it was a nice size. I would highly recommend it. The staff members were very nice. We saw one of the theaters that they have. They have libraries. They don't have a washer and dryer in every apartment, but on every floor, they have washers and dryers at no cost to the residents. We saw the pool, the workout gym, and all the activities that they do. We saw the eating facility. They do it restaurant-style, where you're seated and served at the table. It's lovely. They even have a thrift store that's open on Mondays, which I thought was a fun thing. The main staff member that we met was very helpful. He gave us information every step of the way and left us with printed information and his business card. He invited us back to have brunch with him sometime.
Annette
3
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November 9, 2023
I had a complete tour at Brookdale Skyline and it didn't feel rushed at all. But I felt like I was going back into the 1980s as far as decor. Everything was brown and just not bright and not uplifting. It was just very dated. The staff was fine. They were very friendly and they spent a lot of time with me. They did a follow-up phone call and email. I wasn't very hungry when I was there, so I just had some soup and bread. The bread was really good, but I did not like the soup. It upset my stomach for the rest of the day because it wasn't very tasty.
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1
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September 1, 2023
Our family has some seniors in Brookdale Skyline and we are quite disappointed in the service and costs. Above the Assisted living costs, they charge peace-meal for each and every little service they need help with (which adds up to thousands extra/month above the assisted living cost). A logical person would have thought most of these services would have been included in the higher base price for assisted living versus the price for independent living: medication management (100s/month), help with nebulizer machine (hundreds/month above medication management), assistance with dressing and toiletry, meal tray delivery for sick ($9/meal extra), helping them to/from places within the building, help with putting out laundry basket, etc. They even charge hundreds extra for having an oxygen concentration machine (claiming it is Colorado law, but they don't have oxygen bottles). Almost daily there is a disagreement between the seniors and the facility staff regarding whether medications were given at the appropriate time (or given at all), whether there was help dressing and/or toileting, where the room was cleaned, whether they respond to the call button within in the advertised time of 15 minutes (family members have satin the room and observed a delay of more than 45 minutes). The room is always too hot or too cold. The thermostats are very difficult to control, and even one of the maintenance staff couldn't figure out how to set the schedule on the thermostat to keep it from resetting to a different temperature. Meal portions are very small. One ordered pie and the wide part of the triangle was about 1/2" thick. One good thing: they improved the food since they got there -- At first the meat was so hard and dry that they couldn't eat it. They are now trying to make the meat more tender and palatable. Meal menus can be challenging at this age to understand (they have to ask for things not clearly listed on the menu like butter and jam). Sometimes they didn't think they liked any food on the menus for the entire day, and he wasn't given help to order something more palatable from the" always available" menu, so he had 1-2 bites and not much for the whole day. We now pay even more extra for someone to watch out for them. Our seniors do not participate in any of the activities -- they simply aren't interested in them. It is confusing for people (even younger people) to navigate within and between buildings (depending on where they are going, it may require going up/down multiple elevators, and signage is not easy to follow).
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Costs for Brookdale Skyline in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Memory Care
Memory Care is specifically designed to meet the needs of those with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia. Specially trained staff members assist with activities of daily living (such as bathing and dressing) and provide therapies to slow further loss of cognitive abilities.
$4,795
Starting Price
Assisted Living
This level of care provides support for those who need help with personal care needs such as cleaning, bathing, and dressing. Residents selecting this level of care are treated to many amenities in a home-like atmosphere, while getting support in their daily lives.
$4,595
Starting Price
Independent Living
Independent Living is for those who desire the feel of a private residence with the amenities and activities available in a planned community, such as fitness classes, game nights, and group excursions. Services such as cleaning and groundskeeping are often available.
$2,645
Starting Price
Services and Amenities of Brookdale Skyline in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Costs
- Entry Fee
Room and housing options
- 1-bedroom apartments
- 2-bedroom apartments
- Studio Apartments
Dining options
- In Room Kitchenette
- In Room Kitchens
- Dining Room Shared Meals
Medicare
Health
2.0
Overall
3.0
Quality
5.0
Staff
4.0
About Brookdale Skyline in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Brookdale Skyline provides a full range of choices for today's seniors. Choosing a senior living community represents a lifestyle choice and we understand that our residents are choosing much more than a comfortable living environment to call home. Brookdale Living's Colorado Springs, CO community delivers Inspired Independent Living, with the promise of Exceptional Experiences Everyday. In choosing this community, our residents have made a conscious lifestyle decision designed to deliver enhanced opportunities for pursuing health and life fulfillment through the exceptional independent and assisted living services, amenities, and opportunities we offer. And, the residents at Brookdale Skyline can rest assured that as their needs change, we provide a variety of ancillary services and a Personalized Assisted Living environment that encourages residents to continue to live as they please while respecting individual preferences.
Optimun Life® and Celebrations provide an all-encompassing way of life that touches the lives of the residents of this independent and assisted living community, their families, and associates alike. Optimum Life® is a journey of self-discovery including services, features, and benefits that allow each resident to pursue their peak level of health, wholeness and fulfillment while balancing six key dimensions of personal wellness: emotional, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual and purposeful. As part of Optimum Life®, the mission of Brookdale Skyline is to encourage our independent and assisted living residents to celebrate life each day. Inspired dining and vibrant lifestyle activities come together in our Celebrations program filling the monthly calendar at Brookdale Living's Colorado Springs, CO community with themed experiences, special events, and group activities that highlight different cultures and cuisines in a common venue of camaraderie.
Our Clare Bridge Place program serves those with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Each day, we promise to work to deliver Daily Moments of Success for each resident. The Clare Bridge Daily Path provides structure and activities each day designed to meet specific needs of those with dementia, while the Clare Bridge Dining Program, designed by a gerontologist and registered dietitian, helps residents in need of Alzheimer's care retain the ability to enjoy and master the daily dining experience.
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